I have been taking lessons from Michael Curtis for about a year. I danced with many instructors before choosing Michael. I needed discipline because I spent most of my life dancing by myself and I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that he would care enough and have patience enough to actually cause me to learn! And to learn properly! With his quick wit, we laugh alot….but with his love of dance he is strict in the fine tuning of movement! Recommend him? Completely!!

I have been taking both private dance lessons and classes from Michael in Chillicothe for two months and have come to know Michael as a consummate professional who loves to dance and is an excellent instructor! Michael, with his ease of manner and quick sense of humor, makes learning even the most difficult steps fun! He has the ability to break the learning into smaller, manageable steps and, with practice, you are dancing with proper form! Michael works patiently and tirelessly to help his students achieve proper form regardless of whether their goal is competitive dancing or social dancing because it actually makes dancing easier and more fun AND he wants his students to do their best! He also will try whatever technique it takes to help you learn! I have had six years of lessons with other studios and finally feel like I am learning correctly! We are very fortunate that Michael is willing to come to Chillicothe each week!

I have been working with Micheal for about 4 years with the goals of doing showcases and competitions. He is knowledgeable, passionate, patient & creative in his choreography with his students. Micheal makes learning complicated routines fun! He is always open to different ways of learning depending on his students level and abilities. Together we have had a number of successes in competitions with Standard, Latin & American Smooth styles. I would ( and have on many occasions) definitely recommend Micheal to friends who have asked for a name of a great instructor.